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A handful of people spoke during the meeting's public comment period, talking about how the disturbing video affected them.

GLENDALE, AZ — After refusing to comment for several days, Glendale mayor Jerry Weiers has issued a statement in response to the publication of body camera video showing a Glendale police officer repeatedly tasing a passenger in a vehicle during a traffic stop in July 2017.

"I want to ensure the public that I have heard your feedback regarding the incident involving the Glendale Police Department," Weiers wrote in a statement that was handed out and read at a city council workshop on Tuesday. "I assure each of you that our top priority as a [city] council is public safety--with the expectation of transparency and accountability. I believe that it is imperative that we hold our police officers to the highest professional standards and our citizens have every right to expect nothing less." Read the full statement at the bottom of this story.

"This entire incident was subject to an official, critical, comprehensive and independent review in accordance with the Arizona Police Officer Standards and Training procedures and state laws," Weiers said.

The police department's internal review found Schneider acted with "gross negligence" and found
that his use of force against Johnny Wheatcroft was "unreasonable and unnecessary." Schneider was suspended without pay for 30 hours--the equivalent of three days of work.

The case was sent to the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, which declined to prosecute any of the officers involved because there was not a "reasonable likelihood of conviction."

Here’s what @marcoattorney tells @abc15 about turning down case against Officer Schneider, who pulled down a handcuffed man’s shorts and tased him “in the testicles.”